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I've questioned this a lot before, but never went on to find out. I googled Hovawart to compare pictures with the Golden and obviously there's the brown and black colored ones...but the golden one...well..looks like a golden retriever.

Have you ever encountered a Hovawart? Could you tell the difference between them and our pups?

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The only difference I can tell from my un trained eye is that they don't have as much hair as a Golden. Looking at pics of a golden and a hovawart, the Golden has more of a mane, where as the hovawart has a medium-short length fur. Also I believe Hovawart are a lot bigger then goldens. There is a member on here who has 2 I believe, I can't remember the name..

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The only difference I can tell from my un trained eye is that they don't have as much hair as a Golden. Looking at pics of a golden and a hovawart, the Golden has more of a mane, where as the hovawart has a medium-short length fur. Also I believe Hovawart are a lot bigger then goldens. There is a member on here who has 2 I believe, I can't remember the name..

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Wow they sure do look similar! The only difference I can really see is in the build - its slightly different. Also small differences in the face (but of course that could just be at the specific picture I was looking at!). They are adorable though!

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I can see my boy in them so much, especially with what looks like longer legs to my untrained eye. I had C DNA tested with the results coming back Golden X Collie but my boy does share one of their characteristics - barking at strangers and more of a cautious personality.

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Yes from what I've read a Golden Retriever is (obviously!) a retrieving and hunting dog, while a Hovawart is a German guard dog, often used to guard large properties. So very different jobs! One is bred to help people find things, one to keep people away! Haha try to imagine your golden as a guard dog!

I don't think she does ATM. I know she has the beautiful Titus and a pretty little girl that she just recently got. I wonder if she knows of any blonde Hovawarts.

When I get some time today I'm going to have a look at the history of both breeds. I think its fasinating that you have two different breeds that produce similar looking dogs....but then again, maybe this isn't so unique afterall?

I don't think she does ATM. I know she has the beautiful Titus and a pretty little girl that she just recently got. I wonder if she knows of any blonde Hovawarts.

When I get some time today I'm going to have a look at the history of both breeds. I think its fasinating that you have two different breeds that produce similar looking dogs....but then again, maybe this isn't so unique afterall?

Laurie has had both Goldens and Hovawarts, she recently moved to France. Her Golden (Priska) passed some time ago. She has Titus, a gorgeous Hovawart, and two new kitties (I believe). I remember her saying that Hovawarts are a more challenging breed. She will probably chime in...

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I can see my boy in them so much, especially with what looks like longer legs to my untrained eye. I had C DNA tested with the results coming back Golden X Collie but my boy does share one of their characteristics - barking at strangers and more of a cautious personality.

So, other than the newfies they don't share the same line of dogs yet produce very similar looking dogs. Check out the puppy pics if you can. If someone handed me a blond hovawart puppy I would think it was a golden puppy for sure.

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